Bug#267428: Silo 1.4.8 fails to boot 2.4.26 kernel on an Ultra 5
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: Sarge rc1
<http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/sparc/rc1/
sarge-sparc-businesscard.iso>
uname -a: Linux BALUS-WALL 2.4.26-sparc64 #1 Sun Jun 20 02:39:17 PDT
2004 sparc64 GNU/Linux
Date: August 21, 2004
Method: Booting from CD burned with image listed above.
Machine: Sun Ultra 5/10 UPA/PCI
Processor: UltraSPARC-IIi 333MHz
Memory: 128 MB
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table:
Disk /dev/hda (Sun disk label): 16 heads, 63 sectors, 17662 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 bytes
Device Flag Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 0 16867 8500968 1 Boot
/dev/hda2 16867 17662 400680 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda3 0 17662 8901648 5 Whole disk
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
lxs@BALUS-WALL:~$ lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Ultra IIi
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Simba Advanced
PCI Bridge (rev 13)
0000:00:01.1 PCI bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Simba Advanced
PCI Bridge (rev 13)
0000:01:01.0 Bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. EBUS (rev 01)
0000:01:01.1 Ethernet controller: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Happy
Meal (rev 01)
0000:01:02.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage
Pro 215GP (rev 5c)
0000:01:03.0 IDE interface: Silicon Image, Inc. (formerly CMD
Technology Inc) PCI0646 (rev 03)
0000:02:01.0 Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc RTL8139 Ethernet
(rev 10)
lxs@BALUS-WALL:~$ lspci -n
0000:00:00.0 0600: 108e:a000
0000:00:01.0 0604: 108e:5000 (rev 13)
0000:00:01.1 0604: 108e:5000 (rev 13)
0000:01:01.0 0680: 108e:1000 (rev 01)
0000:01:01.1 0200: 108e:1001 (rev 01)
0000:01:02.0 0300: 1002:4750 (rev 5c)
0000:01:03.0 0101: 1095:0646 (rev 03)
0000:02:01.0 0200: 1186:1300 (rev 10)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [E]
Configure network HW: [ ]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
When I attempted to boot off the cd, it tries to boot and then I get
dumped back at the ok prompt. I copied down what I see on the screen
after booting off the cd (with the welcome text removed):
[ ENTER - Boot install ] [ Type "rescue" - Boot into rescue mode ]
boot:
Allocated 8 Megs of memory at 0x40000000 for kernel
Loaded kernel version 2.4.26
Loading initial ramdisk (1884292 bytes at 0x17408000 phys, 0x40C00000
virt)...
|
Remapping the kernel... FD Disabled
ok
I also tried the rc1 netinst (which the errata said not to use) and the
August 20th business card image
<http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/sparc/current/
sarge-sparc-businesscard.iso> and got the same thing.
So then I got fed up, set up a tftp server and booted off the rc1 boot
image at
<http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-sparc/
rc1/images/sparc64/netboot/boot.img>. The machine booted, I installed
sarge ("testing") and I got to the reboot stage I hit the same problem
again trying to boot off the local disk:
Rebooting with command: boot
Boot device: disk File and args:
SILO Version: 1.4.8
boot:
Allocated 8 Megs of memory at 0x40000000 for kernel
Uncompressing image...
Loaded kernel version 2.4.26
Remapping the kernel... FP Disabled
ok
With some help, I managed to get a shell from the net install, mount my
partially installed disk and replace the testing silo (1.4.8) with the
stable silo (1.2.5-2). With the stable silo installed, the sun boots
fine, and I have been able to complete my install of testing (minus the
testing version of silo, obviously).
Although I've got it up and running, I'd be happy to install a testing
version of silo on my machine if more debugging output would be useful.
Thanks,
--lxs
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Alexandra Ellwood <lxs@mit.edu>
Kerberos Development Team
MIT Information Services & Technology
<http://mit.edu/lxs/www>
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